A120 Stansted to Braintree - Dunmow West to Braintree section.

The A120 Stansted to Braintree improvement opened to traffic in 2003 and 2004. The 15 mile long dual carriageway road replaces the old single carriageway road which passed through the village of Takeley.

Can be found on Ordnance Survey Landranger Map 167. See location on multimap. Click here for an Aerial Photo

Before	Completed
A field near Great Dunmow which is to become the A120. The photo is taken from the footpath which runs from Round House to Minchins.	What was a field is now the A120 dual carriageway.

Before	Under construction
Looking west near Great Dunmow in 2001.	The view in September 2002.
Completed	Completed
The view after construction.	The view in 2007. The tree ( left of photo ) has survived on all 4 photos.

Before	Under construction
Looking north west in 2001. This photo shows a field near Ash Grove which is to become the A120.	The view in september 2002 ( the road is under construction ).
Completed	Completed
The view in 2007.	What was a field is now the A120. The trees ( right of photo ) have survived on all 4 photos.

Before	Completed
Looking towards Clobbs Cottage near Little Dunmow in 2001.	The view in 2007.

Before	Completed
A field between Gransmore Green and Blake End in 2001.	What was a field is now the A120 dual carriageway and B1417 single carriageway. The houses and trees link the 2 photos.

Before	Completed
A field and houses near Blake End.	The view in 2007.

Before	Completed
Looking west towards Gransmore Green in 2001.	The view in 2007 shows that what was a field is now the B1417.

Before	Completed
A stock car racing circuit at Blake End in 2001.	This photo ( taken in 2007 ) shows that what was a stock car racing circuit is now the A120 dual carriageway.

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